Sad Days Are Here to Stay...

It has been coming for a while, ever since the Met's three big stars went down with no return date in sight, the END. It was made worse by two starting pitchers and a reliever going down with injures as well, the END. It was crazy to think that the Mets could move past these injuries and try to keep up with the rest of the division, without Beltran, Reyes, Delgado, Maine, Perez and Putz, it is the END. It sounds negative, but the reality is just setting in. The Mets, without their stars, cannot score runs, cannot get the big hits, cannot pitch past the 4th inning unless it is Santana on the mound and cannot hold games with a makeshift bullpen. The pressure on David Wright has been too much for any one player, but in his defense, he has kept up his all star numbers and even without the power he is used to having, has produced better then any other third baseman in the National League. Unfortunately, it's never enough to keep an entire afloat. The other problem is that Omar Minaya did not fill the Met's minor leagues with any efficient reinforcements to replace the injured stars. Preparation is important, losing three of your teams big stars is very unusual, but there needs to be a middle ground when it comes to keeping a team staffed with healthy, productive players. The most important next step the Mets need to make is to think about how they are going to have an everyday lineup that is younger and less prone to injury next year. Omar Minaya has a lot of work to do, while trying to keep the Wilpons from going completely bankrupt, he will have to try and make some moves that will keep the fans in the seats. Citi Field was expensive, the Wilpons lost a lot of money to Madoff and with the Mets at the bottom of the division this year, fans are reluctant to pay for the high priced tickets to watch them lose. It is a tough spot for Minaya, but that is how it goes in the life of a baseball GM in the big city. New York is town that can't wait for next year, the fans and media are impatient and if your team isn't winning now, you're going to be ripped apart daily in the news, on the radio and in the street. No one wants to be in Omar Minaya's shoes right now, he has a lot of work to do. Maybe, he should call up Donnie Walsh and find out what he did and what he said to keep from being chased by angry mobs.